This is a continuation of the Janet/Dario One Chance series. Some of the events are loosely based off the tour 2024 and some of the interviews did occur just changed to fit the story.
*as always I don't own rights to the pics
Today was production rehearsals. The guys had already been here for...I don't know how many days before I was. Today was my first day. We had done a lot of blocking or staging for each of the numbers. Some are the same, some have changed a bit, and then some have completely changed and are new. It was stressful for me and it wasn't the ninth hour, but twelfth hour so there is still some learning of the choreography that I had to do.
I was making a lot mistakes on the stuff that I had learned. I didn't like it, but I'm a human I just prayed that didn't happen come show time. Dean even had a little room set up for me with mirrors that I could run, that is off of the main stage. The guys would occasionally come in to help me with the newer routines.
God knows I've done this almost every tour, really that twelfth hour still learning stuff. Still cramming it all in. It was a stressful time. I didn't like working like that, but sometimes you just had to. There is no other way of getting around it. I knew we'd get it done. We had no choice, but to.
The boys thankfully rehearsed in LA. If I hadn't gone to London for the fitting I would have had more time. It took away about three or four of my rehearsal days which I wanted and needed. I still needed. I wish I could have them back. And when I came back I only had one day left to rehearse with them and I was still learning stuff. To say that I was stressed was an understatement. I also felt that even though I had been doing this forever, the older I got the harder it was to retain the routines.
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Another thing that made it difficult was the fact that I had the guys each choreograph. It was supposed to be one song and it turned out to be two. I was excited for everyone to see it because they were all incredibly talented and they had done a wonderful job. I just knew the longer we practiced the more anxious I became. Without anyone knowing, I slipped out to gather myself and thoughts.
Omniscient POV
"Hey D you seen Janet?"
"Naw not for a while. I saw her at practice this morning, why? I thought she was with you?"
"I can't find her. I looked in the bus, her room, throughout the practice venue. Joey tried and her location is turned off. She won't text back or answer her calls. It goes to voicemail."
He broke out in a sweat and instantly felt sick. What if something happened to her. He'd said he would always be there to protect her.
"Seriously?! Oh my god...oh my god...are you sure?!? Absolutely sure?!"
"Yeah D!"
"Umm okay. Let me look around for her."
He started to panic even more. She always called or texted him to let him where she would be. She never did this. Just the fact that Joey and Gil didn't know where she was caused him so much anxiety. Darius texted her as he started looking for her. He double checked the spots even though Gil had already been there. He had to be sure himself.
